From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from opera.rednote.net ([74.53.93.34]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IEpEY-0007u6-00 for ; Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:33:38 -0400 Received: from opera.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by opera.rednote.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l6SGXbkQ016137 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:33:38 GMT Received: (from janina@localhost) by opera.rednote.net (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l6SFWdBY032693 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:32:39 -0400 Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:32:37 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Wireless internet Message-ID: <20070728153234.GG6144@rednote.net> References: <20070727193543.GE6144@rednote.net> <01fc01c7d0f1$501dbb50$0700a8c0@eric> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <01fc01c7d0f1$501dbb50$0700a8c0@eric> X-Operating-System: Linux opera.rednote.net 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7spk Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:33:39 -0000 Juan Hernandez writes: > HI there, > > I have had more success now. I got the modules working. > > When I do 'iwconfig' it shows me all of the nterfaces that I have on my > system, and which ones have wireless capabilities. > > Now I did iwconfig eth1 mode managed key abcdefghi essid myaccesspoint > > It connects to the access point, but, I get no internet. It does not get > any ip data from my router's dhcp. Right, this is only the first, though all important step. The iwconfig is all about the radio portion of wireless. I would next assign an ip address by hand, just to eliminate any potential dhcp issues. Use your knowledge of your network to assign an appropriate ip address, netmask, and default route: ifconfig eth1 192.168.xxx.yyy netmask 255.255.255.0 route add default gw 192.168.xxx.zzz eth1 The above illustrative only, of course. Now, ping your gateway address. If successful, you can bring down the interface: ifconfig eth1 down and start playing with: dhclient eth1 PS: If you already have a dhclient running, you may need to kill it first. Janina